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two angels came to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom,
and Lot having seen them, rose up to meet them, and he worshiped with
his face to the ground, and said, 2 Lo! [my] lords, turn aside to the
house of your servant, and rest from your journey, and wash your feet,
and having risen early in the morning ye shall depart on your journey.
And they said, Nay, but we will lodge in the street. 3 And he
constrained them, and they turned aside to him, and they entered into
his house, and he made a feast for them, and baked unleavened cakes
for them, and they did eat. 4 But before they went to sleep, the men
of the city, the Sodomites, compassed the house, both young and old,
all the people together. 5 And they called out Lot, and said to him,
Where are the men that went in to thee this night? bring them out to
us that we may be with them. 6 And Lot went out to them to the porch,
and he shut the door after him, 7 and said to them, By no means,
brethren, do not act villainously. 8 But I have two daughters, who
have not known a man. I will bring them out to you, and do ye use them
as it may please you, only do not injury to these men, to avoid which
they came under the shelter of my roof. 9 And they said to him, Stand
back there, thou camest in to sojourn, was it also to judge? Now then
we would harm thee more than them. And they pressed hard on the man,
even Lot, and they drew nigh to break the door.